i want a road bike

nobster14
nobster14 Posts: 2
edited July 2011 in Road beginners
I have decided to get into road cycling have a budget of £1000, i have been to many shops in plymouth, have seen an array of bikes, even more confused now than when i started. Can anyone give me advice as to what to look for. I am 6ft 2" with 36 inside leg an 40. I am leaning more to the Wilier escape Xenon. There is a shop built bike with a kenisis T2 frame and campo gear set going for £999, being sold as a winter bike it is a good looking bike but i just don't know.
Can anyone give me some advice please? :roll:

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  • jamm13dodger
    jamm13dodger Posts: 106
    Dunno about the kinesis but the £999 i spent on my cannondale synapse has been the best money ive spent in ages. Love the bike. Best advice i can give is go test ride as many as you can.

    Rob
  • sumosprintstar
    sumosprintstar Posts: 171
    +1 for the Cannondale Synapse (105)
  • FSR_XC
    FSR_XC Posts: 2,258
    Go and speak to Rob at Certini.

    They have a number of Cannondale and Specialized test bikes + other stuff and the customer service is excellent (well Rob does own the place).

    He will look at what you want the bike for and recommend accordingly

    Just came across this: http://forum.ctc.org.uk/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=36891
    An extremely happy customer
    Stumpjumper FSR 09/10 Pro Carbon, Genesis Vapour CX20 ('17)Carbon, Rose Xeon CW3000 '14, Raleigh R50

    http://www.visiontrack.com
  • jame58rown
    jame58rown Posts: 263
    I'd look at a second hand bike. Or push your budget a bit and get a Cannondale CAAD10 :wink:
  • chrishd883
    chrishd883 Posts: 159
    +1 for the CAAD 10
  • chiark
    chiark Posts: 335
    nobster14 wrote:
    Can anyone give me some advice please? :roll:

    Ride as many as you can, and make your choice on what feels right to you. Don't get hung up on specs, but go with what you like and what feels right.

    (You can see what I ended up with in my signature. It's not an original choice, it seems!)
    Synapse Alloy 105 / Rock Lobster Tig Team Sl
  • EarlyGo
    EarlyGo Posts: 281
    +1 for what Chiark said!

    Also have a look at the Cube Attempt, its this years Cycling+ £1000 bike of the year.

    Regards, EarlyGo
  • jgsi
    jgsi Posts: 5,062
    By all means try and test ride all sorts of brands.... if you have the time..
    but
    if you do go for , lets say, a CAAD10, and after a year you dont get on with it.... (impossible of course), you will have 2nd buyers biting your hand off to buy it off you... can you say the same for other makes.....? I dont think so.
  • MancMissile
    MancMissile Posts: 68
    Focus Cayo from Wiggle - use the code TOUR20 and get 20% discount.

    I had mine delivered last week and would highly recommend.
    Canyon Ultimate CF SL 9.0
  • mowflow
    mowflow Posts: 212
    I wouldn't be too bothered about pushing your budget to something like the CAAD10 or Focus Cayo if it's not possible for you to try them before buying. Don't get me wrong, they are both great bikes but if you don't know what size you are after or what groupset you prefer then it's better to go to as many LBSs as possible and try as many bikes as you can within the budget.

    A bike that fits well is more important than 105 over Tiagra or carbon over aluminium in my opinion.

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